Cold and windy today just like I expected. Tomorrow looks better. We were up early for cross country practice today. An excellent workout had by all. Coco put in an afternoon practice after school also. We're hoping this big week will pay off for the big races in a couple weeks.
I saw an interesting documentary on Agatha Christie in the midst of my busy day. She's actually the third most read writer of all time. Only the Bible and Shakespeare are ahead of her. Not too shabby. She was ahead of her time. They read a short story that she wrote when she was ten years old. It sounded like a 40 year old Pulitzer Prize winner! She was that good at such an early age.
Also caught a small piece on Michelangelo. He painted the Sistine Chapel in a mere 4 years. It took 12 years to clean it real good almost 500 years later. He actually lived until he was 88 years old which was unheard of in those days!
Ebay is spinning off it's Paypal division. The stock gained 6% today as Wall Street loved the move. It certainly is popular as Coco has his own Ebay account. Recently, he found a Cadillac hubcap on the side of the road. The bid is up to 52 bucks with a few days left to go. I just hope it doesn't go much higher. Otherwise, he might get some bright ideas and start heisting them off the wheels!
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Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014
Michelle Came To Town
The thermometer hit 81 today, only the 6th time all year that it's done that by the lake. The leaves are coming down in droves a bit early it seems. So, naturally I took a walk to Bradford Beach about 1pm to enjoy the weather. Just a little after 2pm a huge wind burst swung thru and the temps dropped 15 degrees in less than a minute. By the time I got home it had dropped to a whopping 57 degrees. I'm pretty sure that was the signal that the warm weather is done!
Octoberfest is this weekend down by the Old German Beer Hall on Old World Third Street. This is a German settled city and I'm sure the beer will be flowing pretty good!
Ben Carson the famed neurosurgeon who has declared his non-official candidacy for President in 2016 says that we might not even have an election in 2016 because the country could be deep in the throes of anarchy. The fearmonger needs to worry about his own brain before he touches anyone elses in the near future. There will be an election and yes, your name will not be on any ballot!
John Boehner thinks we should have an immigration bill but he doesn't want to debate it. Geez, for some silly reason I thought Congress debated the issues. No wonder they just sit on their ass all year. Despicable and the worst Speaker of the House in the history of this country.
Congrats to Bill Gates who has pledged 50 million bucks to fight the ebola virus. No window virus jokes please!
I went to pick up Krissy from work and was stuck in a bit of traffic. Michelle Obama was in town at the Wisconsin Center to campaign for Mary Burke in her run for Governor. Hopefully everyone has arranged for a photo identification for the election in Wisconsin. Don't wait until the last minute as the current Governor has closed quite a few of the DMV's. The rest are open two days a week. Service at it's finest in the Badger State!
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Octoberfest is this weekend down by the Old German Beer Hall on Old World Third Street. This is a German settled city and I'm sure the beer will be flowing pretty good!
Ben Carson the famed neurosurgeon who has declared his non-official candidacy for President in 2016 says that we might not even have an election in 2016 because the country could be deep in the throes of anarchy. The fearmonger needs to worry about his own brain before he touches anyone elses in the near future. There will be an election and yes, your name will not be on any ballot!
John Boehner thinks we should have an immigration bill but he doesn't want to debate it. Geez, for some silly reason I thought Congress debated the issues. No wonder they just sit on their ass all year. Despicable and the worst Speaker of the House in the history of this country.
Congrats to Bill Gates who has pledged 50 million bucks to fight the ebola virus. No window virus jokes please!
I went to pick up Krissy from work and was stuck in a bit of traffic. Michelle Obama was in town at the Wisconsin Center to campaign for Mary Burke in her run for Governor. Hopefully everyone has arranged for a photo identification for the election in Wisconsin. Don't wait until the last minute as the current Governor has closed quite a few of the DMV's. The rest are open two days a week. Service at it's finest in the Badger State!
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
No Punts
Another gorgeous sunny day. The weather guys certainly predicted this streak right. They've been sketchy in the midwest all year.
Breaking News. John Wilson caught a fish up north. So much easier to do I guess when you put the beer down for a few minutes! Congrats John, I received the photo as proof and it's included in today's blog.
I saw a picture of George Clooney riding a boat down a Venice canal to his wedding. I have to give him credit. He certainly is a dashing fellow.
Oh the Bears game was absolutely terrible the second half. They moved the ball great all day at least. A couple of turnovers really hurt. There wasn't a single punt in the game. Thats a first since 1992. Neither defense could stop anything. Yes, they still get to cash their game check!
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Breaking News. John Wilson caught a fish up north. So much easier to do I guess when you put the beer down for a few minutes! Congrats John, I received the photo as proof and it's included in today's blog.
I saw a picture of George Clooney riding a boat down a Venice canal to his wedding. I have to give him credit. He certainly is a dashing fellow.
Oh the Bears game was absolutely terrible the second half. They moved the ball great all day at least. A couple of turnovers really hurt. There wasn't a single punt in the game. Thats a first since 1992. Neither defense could stop anything. Yes, they still get to cash their game check!
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| John Caught One |
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| Dinner |
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| Grilling With Jenny |
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| Homemade BBQ Sauce |
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| Krissy and Jen |
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| Waiting by the Grill |
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| Krissy and Jen |
Saturday, September 27, 2014
The King Tide Is Coming
Another sunny 70 plus degree day. It's probably been the best weather week of the entire year. Each day mirror's the previous day.
A busy morning running errands. Grocery shopping is never fun but at least they had some meat sales this week. We're grilling this afternoon and Krissy's sister Jen is coming over.
A busy day around the world but quiet for the most part in Milwaukee. Chelsea Clinton had a baby and George Clooney is getting married today. Tomorrow will be fun with the Bears-Packer game. It will be a very loud sunday afternoon, I guarantee that.
Congrats to Derek Jeter for a game winning hit in his final home at-bat as a New York Yankee. I'm not a Yankee fan but a great and classy player. A first ballot Hall of Famer for sure!
The King Tides are coming to the Florida Keys on October 8-9th. These are the highest of the high tides thus the King moniker. Apparently, the sun, moon and earth line up just right which increases the gravitational pull. Key West is mostly a flat island with an 18 foot peak in the middle of town near the cemetery. In an 1800's hurricane the only Key West survivors were the ones able to make it to what is now known as Solares Hill. It's truly a beautiful part of town which is home to one of the most famous cemeteries in the entire world.
Have a safe saturday night!
Later
A busy morning running errands. Grocery shopping is never fun but at least they had some meat sales this week. We're grilling this afternoon and Krissy's sister Jen is coming over.
A busy day around the world but quiet for the most part in Milwaukee. Chelsea Clinton had a baby and George Clooney is getting married today. Tomorrow will be fun with the Bears-Packer game. It will be a very loud sunday afternoon, I guarantee that.
Congrats to Derek Jeter for a game winning hit in his final home at-bat as a New York Yankee. I'm not a Yankee fan but a great and classy player. A first ballot Hall of Famer for sure!
The King Tides are coming to the Florida Keys on October 8-9th. These are the highest of the high tides thus the King moniker. Apparently, the sun, moon and earth line up just right which increases the gravitational pull. Key West is mostly a flat island with an 18 foot peak in the middle of town near the cemetery. In an 1800's hurricane the only Key West survivors were the ones able to make it to what is now known as Solares Hill. It's truly a beautiful part of town which is home to one of the most famous cemeteries in the entire world.
Have a safe saturday night!
Later
Friday, September 26, 2014
CNN Battle Coverage
Another glorious day just like yesterday. I did notice a couple trees have changed leave colors and we have some starting to fall in the neighborhood.
The first thing I did upon waking up today was change the title of yesterday's blog. For some reason I thought it was wednesday but it was actually thursday!
Happy Hour tonight with Julie and Jason. I'll tidy up a bit as we'll probably start in the backyard.
You can start to feel the tension a bit in Milwaukee. It's the Bears-Packers game this sunday. Going to be a good one at Soldiers Field!
I got to watch a live battle courtesy of CNN today. Kurdish forces were taking it to ISIS on a group of ridges on the Syrian-Turkey border. In addition to television cameras there were a large group of spectators cheering on the Kurds. Almost like a football game actually.
This isn't a first in history. In fact, during the first big battle of the American Civil War, wagonloads of Americans packed picnic baskets and sat on a large hill to watch the battle.
The spectators I saw today seemed calm and relaxed, more so than many American football fans. I'm sure there's someone somewhere in America figuring out how to put this on pay per view!
Enjoy your happy hour!
Later
The first thing I did upon waking up today was change the title of yesterday's blog. For some reason I thought it was wednesday but it was actually thursday!
Happy Hour tonight with Julie and Jason. I'll tidy up a bit as we'll probably start in the backyard.
You can start to feel the tension a bit in Milwaukee. It's the Bears-Packers game this sunday. Going to be a good one at Soldiers Field!
I got to watch a live battle courtesy of CNN today. Kurdish forces were taking it to ISIS on a group of ridges on the Syrian-Turkey border. In addition to television cameras there were a large group of spectators cheering on the Kurds. Almost like a football game actually.
This isn't a first in history. In fact, during the first big battle of the American Civil War, wagonloads of Americans packed picnic baskets and sat on a large hill to watch the battle.
The spectators I saw today seemed calm and relaxed, more so than many American football fans. I'm sure there's someone somewhere in America figuring out how to put this on pay per view!
Enjoy your happy hour!
Later
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Thursday Morning Fights
Another gorgeous 70 degree sunny day. The forecast has the same thing for the next week so I'll just do some copy and paste for my first sentence for the time being!
Yes, another busy day starting off with a massive fight before the 7am hour. Coco and I were at school stretching out a bit before cross country practice when two women started fighting in the middle of the street. Like mixed martial arts fighting. It was brutal and two women who tried to break it up made it four women fighting. A very noble and brave male teacher broke up the fight before we could make it around the fence to help.
I thought the melee was history until a police officer called me for a witness statement. As a former private investigator I gave a very good recall of the incident right down to the navy blue dress and high heeled shoes the victim getting pummeled was wearing. Oh well, one of those days.
Jim and Joanne came over tonight for dinner and Jim worked on some flashing repairs for our back patio. Thanks so much Jim. It's always something when you have a house that was built when a gentleman named Grant was President of this country. Depending on what title paperwork one looks at, the house was built in 1870 or 1875.
Received an email from my great high school buddy Tom to touch base on cross country. My son is running in fifth grade and his youngest is a sophomore in high school and in the middle of an up and coming season. He's 6'2 and 155 already with a sweet stride. Tom was a late bloomer in the growing department so it's scary to think how big Michael might get. Anyway, I'm grateful for the pics he sent my way. Good times when I think of Tom. We started fifth grade together and graduated high school together on some great teams. Some great times I can't mention in print. Cole and I need a road trip so whenever Michael makes it to a State Meet in Illinois, we'll be coming down Tom. Bank on that my friend!
Later
Yes, another busy day starting off with a massive fight before the 7am hour. Coco and I were at school stretching out a bit before cross country practice when two women started fighting in the middle of the street. Like mixed martial arts fighting. It was brutal and two women who tried to break it up made it four women fighting. A very noble and brave male teacher broke up the fight before we could make it around the fence to help.
I thought the melee was history until a police officer called me for a witness statement. As a former private investigator I gave a very good recall of the incident right down to the navy blue dress and high heeled shoes the victim getting pummeled was wearing. Oh well, one of those days.
Jim and Joanne came over tonight for dinner and Jim worked on some flashing repairs for our back patio. Thanks so much Jim. It's always something when you have a house that was built when a gentleman named Grant was President of this country. Depending on what title paperwork one looks at, the house was built in 1870 or 1875.
Received an email from my great high school buddy Tom to touch base on cross country. My son is running in fifth grade and his youngest is a sophomore in high school and in the middle of an up and coming season. He's 6'2 and 155 already with a sweet stride. Tom was a late bloomer in the growing department so it's scary to think how big Michael might get. Anyway, I'm grateful for the pics he sent my way. Good times when I think of Tom. We started fifth grade together and graduated high school together on some great teams. Some great times I can't mention in print. Cole and I need a road trip so whenever Michael makes it to a State Meet in Illinois, we'll be coming down Tom. Bank on that my friend!
Later
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| Michael Schnell |
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| Michael and Tom |
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
The Boss Turns 65
Another sun shiny day in the 70's. A busy day though. Everything under the sun popped up and I made a flurry of phone calls and texts today. All of them good for a change.
A big welcome and thank you to Romania as they become the 24th country to visit my blog. The support is much appreciated.
I heard on the television news today that scientists think they can have an Ebola vaccine by the end of the year. Hopefully that comes true as there's been way too much human suffering this year.
Ever wish you didn't see something? Unfortunately, I opened a news story link about Phil Spector today and saw his newest prison photo. It's going to take a long time to get that out of my head, yikes!
Coco ran a fantastic and smart race today. I had a good feeling he would after how sharp he looked at yesterday's practice. In fact, the top 3 runners on his team all listened and did well today. It must be the coaching!
Bruce Springsteen turned 65 today. Happy Birthday to the man they call The Boss. I've seen him in concert many a times. Nobody in the history of entertainment plays harder for their fans than this man. No one. Three and a half hour concerts are the norm. This man is truly a legendary american icon who will last the test of time. He's releasing a new box set and touring again in the near future and I'll get my tickets again for a fabulous show!
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